AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER

• Main Authors: GIPSON, LAMAR, HEATH, COHEN, BERNARD, JAMESON, LEE, KIRBY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 31.12.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL; GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

An apparatus (108) and method for controlling an ultrasonic transducer (107a) preferably including a signal generator circuit (502), a signal sensing circuit (504), a modulator circuit (506) and a bias circuit (508). The signal generator circuit provides a pulsed drive signal to the ultrasonic trans...